# Incident 19920919037789I: Piper J5A, Cambridge, MD, September 19, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1992, 13:15 local time
- Place: Cambridge, MD
- Airport: Cambridge Dorchester Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5393° N, 76.0304° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAMBRIDGE-DORCHESTER RGNL (CGE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5393&lon=-76.0304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37959, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37959) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 364 total, 180 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920919037789I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

INSTRUCTOR ON A HIGH SPEED TAIL UP TAXI INADVERTENTLY TOUCHED BRAKES.NOSE PITCHED DOWN. PROPELLER STRUCK RUNWAY.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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